SOMERSET’S 
Hardy Plant Specialties 
ASTER 
10 100 
Frikarti Wonder of Stafa. An excellent cut flower. Forms 
bushes 2-3 ft. high, producing from midsummer until frost 
quantities of long stemmed single pale blue flowers with 
small yellow centers. Strong plants. 3” pots. 
$3.00 18.00 
BLEEDING HEARTS (Dicentra Spectabilis) 
This is a specialty with us and we grow many thousands. 
Our method of culture produces a root that is easier to pot 
and handle. For Mother’s Day these plants require only cold 
frame protection and if forced for St. Valentine’s Day or 
Easter they can be flowered in three to six weeks, depend- 
ing on temperature. Reasonable in price and showy. You 
can always sell well-grown plants. 
Undivided Clumps 
Garden size (3 to 5 eyes).......... ee 5.00 30.00 
Forcing Grade (5 eyes and over)........ 6.00 40.00 
DELPHINIUM 
This has always been an important item with us and we 
grow considerable quantities. 
Belladonna Improved (Somerset—Special Strain). The 
favorite light blue cut flower type. Strong field grown. 
$125.00 per 1000 2.75 15.00 
La Martine. A dark blue form of the above with vigorous 
healthy growth and glossy mildew resistant foliage. Strong 
GLSLOMMEIPOWII Gaile 9 =, vie sisrs $125.00 per 1000 2.75 15.00 
Somerset Hybrids. Single and double, all shades of blue. 
Sold out until fall, 1954 
LIATRIS (Shooting Star or Gayfeather) 
Produce useful cut flowers from June to frost if a collection 
of all varieties is planted. 
Pycnostachya. Makes spikes up to 6 ft. tall, ee as in shades 
of lavender during July and August.. 2.00 12.00 
Blooming size 1 yr. bulblets. 
$45.00 per 1000 5.00 
White Spires. Excellent cut flower. 3 ft. spikes of snowy 
white blooms during September and October. Strong field 
GLOWMeTOOIS sali cma. «© Se yeee : 2.50 17.50 
PEONIES 
Edulis Superba. Brilliant pink. ..................... $85.00 
Festiva Maxima. Finest white. .......... re 35.00 
Karl Rosenfield. Deep red. ............. 35.00 
Mons. Jules Elie. Silvery pink. .......... RARE 35.00 
Sarah Bernhardt. Deep pink.................. . 35.00 
Minimum order—50 roots. 
Special Collection—40 Red—30 Pink—30 White...... 32.50 
25 plants at the 100 rate. 
GYPSOPHILA 
Bristol Fairy. Produces large panicles of small double pure 
white flowers. Excellent cut flower for outdoors and easily 
forced under glass. Frost-cured roots planted indoors 
January or February will flower in April or May. We offer 
grafted plants. 
10 100 1000 
Strong field grown. Sold out until fall 1954. 
Forcing grade. Selected roots. Sold out until fall 1954. 
Flamingo. New pink double. Flowers all summer. Flowers 
open blush pink and pel as eats get older. 
Strong field grown. .. 5.00 35.00 
Rose Lace Veil. Flowers about two weeks before Bristol 
Fairy. Produces multitudes of small double white pink 
tinted blooms on short stems up to 1 ft. tall, all summer 
long. 
214” nice blooming size plants...... 2.50 12.50 100.00 
sironcg eld growin 2 7.. eeee ea o.00 18.00 150.00 
HARDY PHLOX 
Newer Varieties: 
Elizabeth Arden. Beautiful soft pink. Compact spreading 
growth, very large flowers and trusses... 4.00 25.00 
Prince George. Bright orange scarlet, rather tall slender 
CLOW th We, Re nears paeoee n Sic Ree 20.00 
Sir John Falstaff. Immense flowers and branched trusses 
of deep salmon pink flushed scarlet...... 3.25 20.00 
White Admiral. Vigorous free feb pure white. We 
think it is the best white. ......... 3.00 18.00 
Mies Copyn. Soft silvery pink. ...... 3.00 18.00 
Standard Sorts: 
A. L. Schlageter. Scarlet. . 3.00 18.00 
Cameo Queen. Soft salmon. ... 2.75 15.00 
Fidelio. Light pink, red center. sod RE 15.00 
Flashiee Dor kere ca semen na 2.75 15.00 
Miss Lingard. Popular early white. 2.75 15.00 
Purple Heart. Violet blue. ... 2.75 15.00 
Progress. Large flowered blue. 215 15.00 
Rheinlander. Deep salmon. ... 2.75 15.00 
Salmon Beauty. Salmon with white center. 2.75 15.00 
Salmon Glow. Brilliant salmon pink. ...... 3.00 18.00 
Starlight. Violet, white eye. ... no TS 15.00 
Special Collection 10 each—1l0 varieties 
labeled 100 plants, our selection of varie- 
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250 plants, our selection of varieties. 
$37.50 
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